Train According To Your Body Type

16 Dec 2021

It’s Monday morning, you wake up at 6 am and it the gym, next thing you know you are one of the millions people training upper body or Push movements on Monday.

You see people looking totally different from one another, having different energy levels, training experience, and most importantly different body types train the same way. And then you wonder, why most fitness journey’s fail!

Humans have 3 different body types.

Endomorph Body Type: People with these body types have a skinny body expect they hold a lot of fats at their belly area. Have very low muscle mass, thin shoulders and broader waist.

Ectomorph Body Type: This is the skinny guy you see who never outs on weight no matter how much they eat or drink. They have higher metabolism and very low body fat along with lover muscle mass and strength.

Mesomorph Body Type: This is the one with a perfect or I will say the desirable shoulder to waist ratio body type. Mesomorph have a higher muscle mass and strength parameter. Have low to moderate body fats with good metabolism and have broader shoulders and chest as well.

So now that you know the significant difference in each body types, it should be clear in your head what body type you are and why you should train accordingly.
If you are still thinking why you need to train according to your body type then let’s just put it in simpler words.

What sounds easier

• Working against the body?
• Working as per/with your body?

Now hopefully you have made up your mind, so let me avoid further guess work and make it easier for you, how will you train or plan your training sessions.

Endomorph:

The training plans for endomorph in the simplest. Just focus on weight training 4-5 times a week.
Incorporate progressive overload with timely deload.
Cardio will be more of LISS. Including cardio or moving more throughout the day is essential as it will help to avoid injuries (as it makes the muscle active and gets blood going ), assists in recovery and burns more calories.

Ectomorph:

The ectomorph body type has the most complex training schedule. Heavy weight training will not take you far.
Along with weight training, they require circuit training as well.
Focus more on building muscle endurance. Even strength/weight training sessions should be done with minimum breaks (30-45 secs) between sets. 2-3 weight training with 2-3 circuit/functional training works the best. It helps to use up higher metabolism gifted naturally by genetics and get you muscular and strong.

Mesomorph:

The mesomorph’s are every gym bro’s envy. They can get more out of their training sessions. They bulk up easily, have good metabolism.
The training sessions should be concentrated on strength building and cardio should be included for 7-10 mins with the focus on conditioning.

Now, apart from these 3 body types, there are also other types, which is a mix type. Yes, it is possible that you may have attributes of 2 body types mixed. As such, you will need to plan your training accordingly so it helps to get better results.

Also, make sure you plan your nutrition well. Adapt a nutrition plan which helps you to adhere to it, easier to follow and is effective as well to get you the desired results and compliment training plan as well.

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